FY2026 Earnings Forecast for FMC Issued By KeyCorp

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FMC in a report released on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $4.16 for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $49.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Vertical Research upgraded FMC to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com lowered shares of FMC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. UBS Group lowered shares of FMC from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $51.00.

FMC Price Performance

FMC stock opened at $37.75 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $38.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.45. FMC has a 12-month low of $32.83 and a 12-month high of $68.72. The stock has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.88, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.15%. FMC’s payout ratio is presently 85.29%.

Insider Activity at FMC

In related news, insider Ronaldo Pereira purchased 5,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $35.77 per share, for a total transaction of $200,312.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 48,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,746,899.49. This trade represents a 12.95 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of FMC

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in FMC by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,291,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $743,338,000 after acquiring an additional 180,766 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in FMC by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,375,911 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,714,000 after purchasing an additional 321,241 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in FMC by 37.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,559,107 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $173,008,000 after purchasing an additional 977,110 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in FMC by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,995,691 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $145,452,000 after purchasing an additional 54,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in FMC by 44.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,286,177 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $111,131,000 after buying an additional 707,727 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

About FMC

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.